netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4] e1000: disable TSO workaround on 82544

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:50:40 -0700
From:	"Jeff Kirsher" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	"Andy Gospodarek" <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"Jeff Garzik" <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jesse.brandeburg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] e1000: disable TSO workaround on 82544

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net> wrote:
>
> It appears that the 82544 does not need the TSO workaround needed on
> other chips.  This seems to resolve excessive messages that appear to be
> Tx Unit Hangs when a system is under heavy stress.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>
> ---
>  drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c |    3 ++-
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
> index 59579b1..af6846d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
> @@ -3479,7 +3479,8 @@ e1000_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
>        }
>
>        if (likely(tso)) {
> -               tx_ring->last_tx_tso = 1;
> +               if (likely(adapter->hw.mac_type != e1000_82544))
> +                       tx_ring->last_tx_tso = 1;
>                tx_flags |= E1000_TX_FLAGS_TSO;
>        } else if (likely(e1000_tx_csum(adapter, tx_ring, skb)))
>                tx_flags |= E1000_TX_FLAGS_CSUM;
> --
> 1.5.2.1
>

ACK - patches 1-4
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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